Battle of Beroia

Battle of Beroia
Part of the Byzantine–Pecheneg Wars

Emperor John II Komnenos, commander of the Byzantine forces in the battle.
Date1122
Location
Beroia (today Stara Zagora), Bulgaria 42°26′N 25°39′E / 42.433°N 25.650°E / 42.433; 25.650
Result Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Pecheneg Khaganate
Commanders and leaders
John II Komnenos Unknown

The Battle of Beroia (modern Stara Zagora) was fought in 1122 between the Pechenegs and the Byzantine Empire under Emperor John II Komnenos (r. 1118–1143) in what is now Bulgaria. The Byzantine army won the battle, resulting in the disappearance of the Pechenegs as a distinct, independent people.


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